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AREA
Size : Largest continent in the world, 13 times larger than India.
Situation : The continent of Asia is situated entirely in the northern
hemisphere except some of the islands of Indonesia. To the north of it lies
the Arctic Ocean, a frozen sea, to the east the Pacific Ocean, to the south
the Indian Ocean and to the west lies Mediterranean Sea. It is separated
from Europe by the Ural Mountains, the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, the
Caucasus Mountains and the Strait of Dardanelles in the west and from
Africa by the Red Sea and the Isthmus of Suez while the Bering Strait
separates it from North America.
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Name
Location
Part of Ocean
Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, and East

North of Russia
Siberian Sea
Arctic Ocean
Bering Sea
Northeast of Russia
Pacific Ocean
Sea of Okhotsk
East of Russia
Pacific Ocean
Sea of Japan
West of Japan
Pacific Ocean
Yellow Sea
West of Korea
Pacific Ocean
East China Sea
East of China
Pacific Ocean
South China Sea
South of China
Pacific Ocean
Sulu Sea
West of the Philippines Island
Pacific Ocean
Celebes Sea
North of Celebes Island
Pacific Ocean
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Name
Location
Part of Ocean
Gulf of Ob
Between Yamal Peninsula and

Gyda Peninsula
Arctic Ocean
Gulf of Chihli
East of China
Yellow Sea (Pacific Ocean)
Gulf of Tonkin
East of Vietnam
South China Sea (Pacific Ocean)
Gulf of Thailand
South of Thailand
South of Thailand
Persian Gulf
Separates Arabian Peninsula

from the Plateau of Iran
Indian Ocean
Gulf of Oman
Between Iranian Plateau and

Oman
Indian Ocean
Gulf of Aden
Between Somalia and Yemen
Indian Ocean
Gulf of Aquaba
Between Aquaba (Jordan) and

Sinai Peninsula (Egypt).
Red Sea
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Name
Separates
Connects
Bering Strait
Asia and North America
East Siberian Sea with Bering

Sea
La Parouse Strait
Sakhalin Island and Hokkaido

Island
Sea of Okhotsk with Sea of

Japan
Tatra Strait
Eastern Russia and Sakhalin
Sea of Okhotsk with Sea of

Japan
Korea Strait
South Korea and Kyushu

(Japan)
Yellow Sea with Sea of Japan
Formosa Strait (Taiwan Strait)
Taiwan and China
East China Sea with South

China Sea
Luzon Strait
Taiwan and Luzon (Philippines)
South China Sea with Pacific

Ocean.
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The Himalayan Mountain

Range
Lies to the north of Indo Gangetic Plain, is an example of

mountain range which formed in the same age with same process.
An example of fold mountain of Alpine orogeny.
Mount Everest (8,848 m) is the highest peak, located in Nepal.
Karakoram Range
Lies in the north of the Himalaya.

Godwin Austen (K2) is the highest peak of Karakoram.
Kailash Range
East of Karakoram Range in Tibet.
Kunlun Shan Range
Lies to the north of Tibet Plateau and to the South of the desert
basin of Tarim in China.
Tienshan
Lies to the north of Tarim basin.
Great Khingan Mountain
The Tien Shan extends to the north east and reaches the Amur
River under the name of Great Khingan Mountains.
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Name
Information
Ladakh Plateau (Inter-montane

Plateau)
Lies between the Karakoram in the north and the Himalayas in the
south.
Tibet Plateau (Inter-montane

Plateau)
Enclosed to the south by the Himalays, to the north by the Kunlun

Shan Range is the highest tableland (4,800 m) of Tibet.
The largest plateau in the world with an average altitude of 4,250 m.
Yunan Plateau
Lies to the southeast of the Tibet Plateau is separated from the

fertile Szechuan basin by the range of mountains.
Takla Makan Desert Plateau and

Tarim Basin
An intermontane desert basin lies between the Tienshan in the north

and Kunlun Shan in the south.
Convectie and Karaburan blows in the arid regions.
Pamir Plateau
Situated to the northwest of the Indian sub-continent.

Meeting point for the central Asian mountain ranges which make up
the skeleton of the continent.
The highest plateau of the world with an altitude of 4,900 m is also
known as roof of the world.
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Manchurian Plain
Formed by the Amur River and its tributaries in the northern part of
China.
Important cities Anshan, Shenyag and Fushun of Mukden Triangle are
located.
Great Plain of China
Formed by the Hwang-Ho and Yangtze Kiang Rivers in the eastern

China.
Turanian Plain
Formed by the two principal Asian rivers, the Amu Darya and Syr
Darya.
It is an example of Basin plain which covers the region of
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
West Siberian Plain
It extends over 3,200 km eastwards from the Urals to the Yenisey

River and is one of the largest lowlands in the world.
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Name
Information
Lake Baikal
Located in the southern part of eastern Siberia and to the west of

Yablonovy Range in Russia.
Source of the Lena River.
It is the deepest continental body of water on Earth having a maximum
depth of 1,620 m.
Lake Balkash
Located in Kazakhastan.
North of the Lake is Karaganda coal basin.
Aral Sea
Located between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Two principal Asian rivers, the Amu Darya and Syr Darya flow through
semi arid depression into the sea.
Lake Van Golu
The largest lake of Turkey.

One of the saltiest lake in the world.
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Name
Source
Outflow
North Flowing Rivers from West to East in Russia

Ob Tributaries : Irtysh, Tobolsk
Altai Mountain
Gulf of Ob
Yenisey
Tannuala Mountain
Arctic Ocean
Lena
Lake Baikal
Arctic Ocean
Kolyma
Kolyma Range
East Siberain Sea
East Flowing Rivers (From North to South)

Amur Tributary : Sungari River.
Confluence of Shika Argun River.
Tatar Strait
Yalu Forms a well defined border

between North Korea and the Eastern
Russia.
Korea Bay (Yellow Sea)
Hwang Ho
Tibetan Plateau
The rivers course was

diverted away into the
Gulf of Pohai instead of
the Yellow Sea.
Yangtse KiangIt is the longest river of Asia.

It flows through Szechuan basin.
Shangai and Wuhan, are the important cities
of China lying along the river.
Tibetan Plateau
East China Sea.
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Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, and East

East China Sea

South China Sea

West of the Philippines Island

North of Celebes Island

Between Yamal Peninsula and

Yellow Sea (Pacific Ocean)

South China Sea (Pacific Ocean)

Separates Arabian Peninsula

Between Iranian Plateau and

Between Somalia and Yemen

Between Aquaba (Jordan) and

Asia and North America

East Siberian Sea with Bering

Sakhalin Island and Hokkaido

Sea of Okhotsk with Sea of

Eastern Russia and Sakhalin

Sea of Okhotsk with Sea of

South Korea and Kyushu

Yellow Sea with Sea of Japan

Formosa Strait (Taiwan Strait)

Taiwan and China

East China Sea with South

Taiwan and Luzon (Philippines)

South China Sea with Pacific

The Himalayan Mountain

Lies to the north of Indo Gangetic Plain, is an example of

Lies in the north of the Himalaya.

East of Karakoram Range in Tibet.

Kunlun Shan Range

Lies to the north of Tarim basin.

Great Khingan Mountain

Ladakh Plateau (Inter-montane

Tibet Plateau (Inter-montane

Enclosed to the south by the Himalays, to the north by the Kunlun

Lies to the southeast of the Tibet Plateau is separated from the

Takla Makan Desert Plateau and

An intermontane desert basin lies between the Tienshan in the north

Situated to the northwest of the Indian sub-continent.

Great Plain of China

Formed by the Hwang-Ho and Yangtze Kiang Rivers in the eastern

West Siberian Plain

It extends over 3,200 km eastwards from the Urals to the Yenisey

Located in the southern part of eastern Siberia and to the west of

Located between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Lake Van Golu

The largest lake of Turkey.

North Flowing Rivers from West to East in Russia

East Siberain Sea

East Flowing Rivers (From North to South)

Confluence of Shika Argun River.

Yalu Forms a well defined border

Korea Bay (Yellow Sea)

The rivers course was

Yangtse KiangIt is the longest river of Asia.

East China Sea.

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